Asteroids named after people called Pascale

(9826) Ehrenfreund

As both a biochemist and an astronomer, Pascale Ehrenfreund (b. 1960), currently at the Leiden Observatory, qualified as an expert on several space missions investigating dust and organic molecules in space. As an APART fellow of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, she encouraged international cooperation.Discovered 16 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar

(24015) Pascalepinner

Pascale Pinner mentored a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Hilo Intermediate School, Hilo, Hawaii.Discovered 9 September 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro